CINEkids International Children's Film Series
Embark on an adventure around the world with the Children's Film Festival Seattle's Best of Fest showcase of delightful animated short films from each corner of the globe.
Each year, the Children’s Film Festival Seattle curates its Best of the Fest that includes award-winning and audience-favorite films from the most recent festival. Clocking in at 57 minutes total and suitable for all ages, this colorful collection of animated shorts is sure to leave you feeling warm and fuzzy!
The Sound Collector - Float Your Boat (Chris Tichborne, United Kingdom, 2023): When the Sound Collector travels in his boat on the stream, he meets a chorus of furry friends along the way, and things get a little out of hand—and so does his ukulele playing! [5 min; English]
Battery Mommy (Seungbae Jeon, Republic of Korea, 2023): Battery Mommy helps to power the lives of a family. One day, she must rush to save the sleeping children from a nursery fire. [9 min; Korean with English subtitles]
Kids In Winter/冬天的孩子们 (Maing Caochong, China, 2022): A group of rabbits weather an unexpected snowstorm with goodwill and generosity, turning their home in the trunk of a tree into a cozy safe haven for all of the forest’s inhabitants. [3 min; non-verbal]
LUKi and the Lights (Toby Cochran, US & Netherlands, 2022): LUKi, a charming and upbeat robot known for living life to the fullest, confronts a life-altering ALS diagnosis. With every smile he shares and every memory he cherishes, LUKi shows us what it means to truly live in this testament to the resilience of the human (and robotic) spirit. [9 min; non-verbal]
Moon Mole (Conceived by 12th grade students from the José Régio Secondary School under the guidance of Laura Gonçalves, Alexandra Ramires, Dimitri Mihajlovic and Leonor Pacheco, Portugal, 2022): A curious mole explores the world around it. [2 min; non-verbal]
I Hear You Singing (Charlotte Sophie Blacker, United Kingdom, 2023): This joyful and bright music video follows two young children as they explore the various sounds the world around them has to offer. [2 min; English]
Town Hall Square (Christian Kaufmann, Germany, 2023): Bernard works behind the windows of a ticket booth at the Town Hall Square subway station. One day, an escaped tiger shows up and turns Bernard’s orderly life upside down. [9 min; English]
Cowboy Kevin (Anna Lund Konnerup, Denmark, 2022): Cowboy Kevin and his trusty horse have almost reached the destination of his secret admirer, and Kevin is eager to finally meet her. But he’ll discover that love is not always what you expect. [7 min; English]
Pufferfish/Kugelfisch (Julia Ocker, Germany, 2022): In an ocean full of big, bad fish, the pufferfish attempts to appear as big and strong as possible. [4 min; non-verbal]
Colorful (Jae-hyeon Cha & Byeong-hyeon Hwang, Republic of Korea, 2021): Will, a boy who wants to become an inventor, loves to invent various toys for his old dog, Norman. One day, while introducing his new toys to Norman, he discovers that dogs are colorblind and decides to invent special glasses to present colors to his dog. [9 min; English]
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